Rusted Boltgun's WIP

[Rusted Boltgun]

I would class myself as a beginner @ZeroWolf. My previous efforts can be seen in this thread - hair, beard and glasses in my mini-me plus some wings for a Night Lords Terminator.  And a bit of gap filling.

 

Spoiler

This Link  outlines the course and Baz starts at the beginning - mixing green stuff, how to apply it to the mini, then spreading it, removing excess, smoothing and then texturing (as required). Also greenstuff mixed with greenstuff - how to do it and where to use it.

 

Baz provided a demonstration where, for the first time, they used a camera which displayed in to a big screen at the front of the school hall. I think this was preferable to 14 people crowding round his table. He also provides photo sheets demonstrating the steps.

 

A couple of the people who were there had attended before, one guy wanted to learn to sculpt because he wants to enter Golden Demon. 

 

But it isn't a course on re-posing or conversions - that was discussed as being a potential following on course.

 

In addition to the four elements, there was a short demonstration on trim and I think some people attempted it, people were encouraged to push their limits and Baz provided individual feedback for each mini course, stepping in with remedial action and pointers where he felt they were needed.

There is quite a bit of Baz in the pieces I brought home - I think he wanted me to have something to aim for in my next attempts.

 

One of the main takeaways was that the tool he used (and provided to use in the course) aren't easy to get hold of and one bought from the Bay of E may require filing down to make it small enough. 

 

 

Overall, I got what I wanted from the course - hands on tuition and the time to practise.

[ZeroWolf]

Thanks for the break down, sculpting is something I'd like to try and do at some point, but my complete lack of skills has always been a barrier

[Rusted Boltgun]

8 hours ago, ZeroWolf said:

Thanks for the break down, sculpting is something I'd like to try and do at some point, but my complete lack of skills has always been a barrier

 

If you fancy trying it then there are some good YT videos out there and g-stuff is relatively inexpensive to have a play with. The tricky bit is getting a decent tool, I think. Mine are all too large - about double the size of the one I used at the weekend (an appointment with Dr Dremel is on the cards). But if you have a 'play' and like the results the course could be worth it. Most people had extra costs in the form of a hotel so the weekend was quite an investment, I was so lucky that I could commute.

 

I can send you the links for the particular dental tools and clay shapers (all grey ones are not the same) that Abz recommends, if that helps. Just go for it! 

[ZeroWolf]

That would be helpful if you don't mind